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*Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?
She is not afraid because she does not know what is happening.
*How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?
I would feel afraid of them because they have GUNS! Chapter 2
Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis?Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?
What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?
How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?
Chapter 2 Questions
Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis?Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?
Yes because Denmark is so small compared to Germany. Yes because then no one could be the KING!
What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?
She got hit by a car.
How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?
After she died they did not talk about her at all.
Chapter 3
Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?
NO
What religion do the Rosens practice?
Jewish
Predict what you think will happen next in the story.
Chapter 4
What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?
Chapter 1 : she is running because she is practicing for the race. Chapter 2: the man who rides past is King Christian. Chapter 3: Mrs. Hirsch is on a vacation.
The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?
It was a long night because Ellen came into the apartment and is now living with them.
Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie?
She spends the night because the Nazi's are getting suspicious of the Rosens because they are Jewish.
Chapter 5
1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment?
Because Ellen was there and they wanted to see if the parents were there.
2. What do you think they expected to find?
Ellen and her parents.
3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?
Because the soldiers come into the room and if they saw the star of David, they would know that Ellen is a Jew.
4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?
That Ellen was Lise.
5. Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
I felt scared for Ellen because she could have been taken.
Chapter 6
1. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”?
They are talking about the Jews getting on the boat and going to Sweden.
2. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?
Because Kirsti knows that Ellen is a Jew and she might blurt it out.
3. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?
They expected her to say that this is Ellen and she is a Jew.
Chapter 7
1. How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje? ?????
2. Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?
Because Ellen is going to be leaving on the boat to Sweden and it is her last chance to play with her friends.
Chapter 8
1. Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?
Yes, I agree.
2. What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?
He means that tomorrow will be the day that Ellen, her parents, and other Jews will be sailing on the boat.
Chapter 9
1. Do you think Annemarie is brave?
Yes, because the soldiers come in and ask Annemarie who is in the casket and she has to lie.
2. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?
Annemarie and her family. and other Jewish refugees.
Chapter 10
1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?
O praise the Lord.
2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?
They felt happy because they were going to get away from the Nazis.
3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?
She says Great Aunt Birte has typus.
Chapter 11
1. What is in the casket?
Blankets and coats
2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?
So that they baby would be quiet for the boat ride.
3. One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this.
Annemarie doesn't know everything and that is why she was able to lie to the soldiers. when?
Chapter 12
1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?
No.
2. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety?
Because it is dark and the path is hard for the Rosens.
Chapter 13
1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?
Because she knew the packet was important.
2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?
Because if she knew then she might not want to take it.
Chapter 14
1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf?
Red Riding Hood: Annemarie the wolf: soldiers and dogs
Chapter 15
1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?
I was surprised that they treated her so poorly.
2. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?
Because her mother says that if anyone stops you to act like a silly little girl.
3. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?
Yes, he told her what was in the packet.
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
He defines it as not thinking about danger - only thinking about what you must do. Yes, I think that she is brave.
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
That they are safe in the hidden places underneath the boards on the bottom of the boat.
Chapter 17
1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration?
They came back to their apartments. They took care of the Jewish neighbors' apartments while they were gone and put a Danish flag in their windows.
2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?
Peter was captured and shot. Lise really died by being shot and then getting run over by an army truck.
3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?
She hides it in the blue trunk with Lise's old things.
Afterward
1. List three real historical events that were included in this novel.
World War II, Danish Resistance, and the Danish sunk their own navy in the Copenhagen harbor so the Germans couldn't use their ships.
Once you started to answer these questionsm, Marco, you did a good job. B+
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Chapter 1 Questions
*Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?
She is not afraid because she does not know what is happening.
*How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?
I would feel afraid of them because they have GUNS!
Chapter 2
- Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis?Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?- What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?
- How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?
- Chapter 2 Questions
- Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
Nazis?Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?Yes because Denmark is so small compared to Germany. Yes because then no one could be the KING!
Chapter 4
Chapter 1 : she is running because she is practicing for the race. Chapter 2: the man who rides past is King Christian. Chapter 3: Mrs. Hirsch is on a vacation.
Chapter 5
1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment?
Because Ellen was there and they wanted to see if the parents were there.
2. What do you think they expected to find?
Ellen and her parents.
3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?
Because the soldiers come into the room and if they saw the star of David, they would know that Ellen is a Jew.
4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?
That Ellen was Lise.
5. Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
I felt scared for Ellen because she could have been taken.
Chapter 6
1. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”?
They are talking about the Jews getting on the boat and going to Sweden.
2. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?
Because Kirsti knows that Ellen is a Jew and she might blurt it out.
3. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?
They expected her to say that this is Ellen and she is a Jew.
Chapter 7
1. How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje? ?????
2. Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?
Because Ellen is going to be leaving on the boat to Sweden and it is her last chance to play with her friends.
Chapter 8
1. Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?
Yes, I agree.
2. What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?
He means that tomorrow will be the day that Ellen, her parents, and other Jews will be sailing on the boat.
Chapter 9
1. Do you think Annemarie is brave?
Yes, because the soldiers come in and ask Annemarie who is in the casket and she has to lie.
2. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?
Annemarie and her family. and other Jewish refugees.
Chapter 10
1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?
O praise the Lord.
2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?
They felt happy because they were going to get away from the Nazis.
3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?
She says Great Aunt Birte has typus.
Chapter 11
1. What is in the casket?
Blankets and coats
2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?
So that they baby would be quiet for the boat ride.
3. One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this.
Annemarie doesn't know everything and that is why she was able to lie to the soldiers. when?
Chapter 12
1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?
No.
2. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety?
Because it is dark and the path is hard for the Rosens.
Chapter 13
1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?
Because she knew the packet was important.
2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?
Because if she knew then she might not want to take it.
Chapter 14
1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf?
Red Riding Hood: Annemarie the wolf: soldiers and dogs
Chapter 15
1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?
I was surprised that they treated her so poorly.
2. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?
Because her mother says that if anyone stops you to act like a silly little girl.
3. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?
Yes, he told her what was in the packet.
Chapter 16.
1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?
He defines it as not thinking about danger - only thinking about what you must do. Yes, I think that she is brave.
2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?
That they are safe in the hidden places underneath the boards on the bottom of the boat.
1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration?
They came back to their apartments. They took care of the Jewish neighbors' apartments while they were gone and put a Danish flag in their windows.
2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?
Peter was captured and shot. Lise really died by being shot and then getting run over by an army truck.
3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?
She hides it in the blue trunk with Lise's old things.
Afterward
1. List three real historical events that were included in this novel.
World War II, Danish Resistance, and the Danish sunk their own navy in the Copenhagen harbor so the Germans couldn't use their ships.
Once you started to answer these questionsm, Marco, you did a good job. B+